Penn State Greater Allegheny vs Gwynedd Mercy University

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Penn State Greater Allegheny is a public and Gwynedd Mercy University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,995) than Penn State Greater Allegheny ($23,872).
It is harder to admit to Gwynedd Mercy University than Penn State Greater Allegheny.
Penn State Greater Allegheny has a higher submitted SAT score (1,125) than Gwynedd Mercy University (1,110).
Gwynedd Mercy University has more students with 2,091 students while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 363 students.
Gwynedd Mercy University has more full-time faculties with 91 faculties while Penn State Greater Allegheny has 36 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny and Gwynedd Mercy University.

Penn State Greater Allegheny	vs.	Gwynedd Mercy University
McKeesport, Pennsylvania	Location	Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$14,380 Out-Of-State$23,872	2024 Tuition & Fees	$38,995
83%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$11,607	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,052

94.66 %	Acceptance Rates	93.61 %
22.55 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	17.69 %
1,125	SAT Score	1,110
-	ACT Score	-
27 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
32 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
66 %	Retention Rate	76 %
363	Student Population	2,091
36	Number of Faculties	91
8 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	8 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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